Here it is, the end of Easter Sunday and I've just turned on a bisque firing. What would my father have said? But today, somewhat rainy, was treated as a work day. The pleasure of having the family here for a meal will happen tomorrow. But I had promised the most recent group of 'Raiders' that I would be filling the kiln…
Last Wednesday evening Jason Walker was the presenter for TriCity Potters' monthly meeting. He lives in Bellingham, Washington state but is teaching on Wednesdays in the Ceramics department at Emily Carr University this year. Several of us had noticed his remarkable work at NCECA in Seattle (the light bulb beaker in the photo here was on display there), realized he lives nearby and decided to…
After throwing four earthenware plates with my usual red D'arcy clay and getting them trimmed I was happy to clean out my wheel and start work with grey stoneware. I did have fun painting the plates with my coloured slips because there were no restrictions on what I did to decorate them. It's been quite a while since I applied bands of colour and brushstrokes…
Debra Sloan was the speaker for TriCity Potters' January meeting. Because she is a sculptor we had several artists attending who work only in clay sculpture. Susan Gorris had suggested we invite Debra, specifically to tell us all about the two 3-month residencies she has attended in Hungary. Susan and her friend made it a really Hungarian evening by making special treats to eat with…
I fired my kiln with only a partial load this week because I can't keep the airport Crafthouse shop waiting any longer. This afternoon Alan took photos of the latest work to emerge. There are two pieces by Eric Metcalfe using a new bold combination of turquoise, red and black on Naples yellow. They're quite striking! He'll be donating…